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House education chair urges continued investment in rural schools, CTE capacity
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Rep. Doug Pickett told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 7 that Idaho should protect and increase funding for rural public schools and expand career and technical education capacity, particularly at community colleges.
Doug Pickett, chairman of the Idaho House Education Committee, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 7 that state policymakers must preserve funding for rural public schools while expanding career and technical education capacity at the postsecondary level.
"If you always simply react to the market, you're never gonna be successful. We must be proactive and respond to in demand careers in educating our kids without them losing the opportunity to have a classical education," Pickett said in his opening remarks.
Pickett reviewed a decade of funding gains, saying Idaho's K‑12 budget has doubled over the past 10…
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